Sumlin says Texas A&M found out about investigation Sunday

So much for another day at the office for Texas A&M coach Kevin Sumlin as his Aggies began practice Monday.

Johnny Manziel’s amazing run at the Heisman Trophy and A&M’s run through the SEC in its inaugural season certainly did their share in thrusting the Aggies into the spotlight.

Texas A&M coach Kevin Sumlin said he's proceeding with Johnny Manziel as his quarterback, the same way he would before news of an NCAA investigation surfaced Sunday. (AP Photo)

But questions about an ESPN Outside the Lines report of an NCAA investigation into whether or not Manziel received payment for signing autographs for a ticket broker is what Sumlin was faced with Monday.

He was asked when he knew about the report of an investigation: “We didn’t know anything about this until yesterday. … Our university is doings its due diligence to find out the facts. As the facts start to come in, we’ll adjust accordingly.”

He was asked if Manziel would be his starting quarterback today: “He’ll get as many reps as he was going to get,” Sumlin responded.

On playing Manziel in A&M’s Aug. 31 season opener against Rice if the investigation is ongoing: “There’s a lot of people involved in that decision. I’m not here to speculate on what’s going to happen or can happen.”